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“A Path to Your Own Web Site” Floyd Skelton, Web Master for our User Group Web Page, discussed the development and maintenance of web pages. He showed examples of our web page, SIR Branch web pages, and personal web pages, emphasizing their usefulness in making information readily available to those interested. The uses included newsletters, personal items including photos, calendars, etc. A web page is generally created on one’s personal PC, although there companies that do this as well. Once created the web page is uploaded to the ISP server that dedicates a certain amount of space, depending on the ISP, where it can be accessed. ISP’s normally set aside 5 to 10 meg for each web page, and limit the number of web pages the subscriber can have. Most ISPs provide some instructions to guide one in developing a web page, although the detail provided is variable. AOL was said to provide excellent instructions. Q&A Session by Dick Curry Dick Curry announced the possibility of a field trip to visit the Computer History Museum in Mountain View. He has been in touch with the museum and they would provide docent’s for a tour if there is sufficient interest. He suggested that we consider carpooling after the April meeting. Be sure to contact him if interested Firewalls and Anti-Virus software: Dick recommended Zone-Alarm and Norton’s firewalls as the most effective. In the case of Norton’s antivirus, it should load before the firewall. A question was raised about where to dispose of good, working computers with older operating systems. One suggestion was an organization in Concord, “Books for Barios” which sends them to the Philippines. Check with Dick to get particulars. The following sites were identified as sources for help in case of computer problems: 1). Click on the Start button, click on Programs/Accessories/System Tools/System Information and click on the Tools tab. The listed programs are troubleshooting software. For a definition of what each of these programs do look up each in Microsoft's Help program. 2). While you are in Microsoft's Help program (click on the Start button, click on Help then the Index tab), type in the word Troubleshoot and read what Microsoft has to say. 3) Go to http://www.google.com and enter phrase describing problem 4) Go to www.microsoft.com and to “knowledge base” 5) Use MS Technical Support. Telephone contact with a flat charge for each case (ca $35) until solved. |